Ratan Tata Family Tree and History

Ratan Tata was born on December 28, 1937, in Bombay, during the British Raj. He is the son of Naval Tata, who was born in Surat and later adopted into the Tata family, and Sooni Tata, Jamsetji Tata's niece. Hormusji Tata, Tata's biological grandfather, was a blood relative of the Tatas. Tata's parents divorced when he was 10 years old, and he was raised and adopted by Navajbai Tata, his grandmother and Ratanji Tata's widow. He was raised with his younger brother Jimmy Tata and a half-brother, Noel Tata, from Naval Tata's second marriage to Simone Tata. 

Ratan Tata Family Tree

Ratan Tata Parents

Ratan Tata Parents Name are Naval Tata and Sooni Tata.His Father's name is Naval Tata who was a Businessman and his Mother's name is Sooni Tata who was a House Wife.Ratan Tata has a half Brother name  Noel Tata who is also a well known businessman.

Ratan Tata Career and Achivements

Ratan Tata is a former chairman of Tata Sons and an Indian industrialist. He was also the Tata Group's chairman from 1990 to 2012, serving as interim chairman from October 2016 to February 2017. He is still in charge of the organization's charitable trusts. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, in 2008, after receiving the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian honour, in 2000.

He is the son of Naval Tata, who was adopted by Ratanji Tata, the son of Jamsetji Tata, the Tata Group's founder. He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Cornell University College of Architecture and a management course from Harvard Business School in 1975.

He joined Tata in 1961 and worked on the Tata Steel shop floor. He later took over as chairman of Tata Sons after J. R. D. Tata retired in 1991. During his tenure, the Tata Group acquired Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus in an attempt to transform Tata from a primarily Indian conglomerate into a global corporation. Tata is also one of the world's most generous philanthropists, donating 60-65% of his earnings to charity.

Ratan Tata Honours and awards

2001    Honorary Doctor of Business Administration    
2004    Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay    
2004    Honorary Doctor of Technology    
2005    International Distinguished Achievement Award    
2005    Honorary Doctor of Science    
2006    Honorary Doctor of Science    
2006    Responsible Capitalism Award    
2007    Honorary Fellowship    
2007    Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy    
2008    Honorary Citizen Award    Government of Singapore    
2008    Honorary Fellowship    
2008    Inspired Leadership Award  
2009    Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering for 2008    
2009    Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic    
2010    Honorary Doctor of Law    University of Cambridge    
2010    Hadrian Award    World Monuments Fund   
2010    Oslo Business for Peace award    
2010    Legend in Leadership Award    
2010    Honorary Doctor of Laws    Pepperdine University    
2010    Business for Peace Award    
2010    Business Leader of the Year            
2013    Transformational Leader of the Decade    
2013    Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 
2013    Honorary Doctor of Business Practice    
2014    Honorary Doctor of Business    
2014    Sayaji Ratna Award    Baroda Management Association    
2014    Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)    
2014    Honorary Doctor of Laws    York University, Canada    
2015    Honorary Doctor of Automotive Engineering    
2015    Sayaji Ratna Award    
2016    Commander of the Legion of Honour
2018    Honorary Doctorate    
2022    Honorary Doctorate of Literature